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fluorite

/ˈflʊɚˌaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.33 in modern English

Syllables
flu-o-rite
IPA
/ˈflʊɚˌaɪt/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A widely occurring mineral comprising calcium fluoride plus or minus impurities, of various colours, used as a flux in steelmaking, and in the manufacture of glass, enamels and hydrofluoric acid.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin fluorbor. English fluor Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English fluorite From fluor + -ite.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈflʊɚˌaɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

fluorites (plural)

Derived Forms

antifluorite fluoritization hypofluorite yttrofluorite

Synonyms

fluor fluorspar calcium fluoride

Questions

How do you pronounce fluorite?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈflʊɚˌaɪt/.
What does fluorite mean?
A widely occurring mineral comprising calcium fluoride plus or minus impurities, of various colours, used as a flux in steelmaking, and in the manufacture of glass, enamels and hydrofluoric acid.
Where does fluorite come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin fluorbor. English fluor Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English fluorite From fluor + -ite.

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